I know for a fact that my collection will most likely end up in the garbage. I have a son and daughter but neither is married and there's no spouse anywhere on the horizon. My daughter doesn't like or want kids so no one to share my hobby . My son is only half interested but he lives 1000 miles from me. When I pass, he might take a few trains but most are worthless to him or anyone else. The layout will get cut up and tossed because my wife only tolerates my hobby as my parents did 50 years ago. The freight cars are all plastic and most have been modified either by painting them or changing the couplers to KADEE.
I have stopped buying cars and locomotives and tried to senic the layout and finish laying track. I don't have a yearly budget to spend. I do a lot of scrounging. Most of my scenery material comes from nature, ie. Dirt, leaves , sand and gravel, weeds and branches. My buildings are made of MDF and cardstock, all of which will make a very nice flame in the fire pit.
